Viverra civettina
E. Blyth, 1862
Malabar Civet
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Carnivora |
| Suborder | : Feliformia |
| Infraorder | : Aeluroidea |
| Superfamily | : Viverroidea |
| Family | : Viverridae |
| Subfamily | : Viverrinae |
| Genus | : Viverra |
Species status
Authority citation
Blyth, E. 1862. Report of Curator, Zoological Department, February, 1862. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 31:331-345.
Authority publication link
Original name as described
Viverra civettina
Other common names
Malabar Large-spotted Civet
Type material
ZSI 10393
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Southern Malabar, India.
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
India
Taxonomy notes
questions exist about taxonomic status
Taxonomy notes citation
Nandini, R. and Mudappa, D. 2010. Mystery or myth: a review of history and conservation status of the Malabar Civet Viverra civettina Blyth, 1862. Small Carnivore Conservation 43:47-59. a#72034
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 3 names and synonyms.
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